I think this is a step down from Exact change in a "handful" ways. Size is bulkier. I feel like
you are not left as clean at the end. The gimmick can flash, as it did in the teaching. Doesn't
always work smoothly (can stick). It is noisier, or at least as noisy. Not every number can be
named from 1-100 (even though the ad says a number "up to 100"), but rather only from 50-100. That
is misleading at best. The "move" is a bit awkward and fidgety. Seems cheaply made, and is
technically a couple of steps down from EC. It will work, but I'd go in a different direction for
this type of effect.
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Most that buy this trick will not use it. Mostly the few that do like it will review. I hated it.
Wasted money. One of my customs is to see.te trick from beginning to end with no cutaways. Broke my
own rule. The trick requires a prep. Not good for those that do spontaneous tricks for froends. Not
recommended. Wish I could get my money back and so will you.
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This is a strong trick, HOWEVER, the spectator must name a number above $0.50. This will not work if
they name 1-49! It is a strong piece of magic, though, and you can pretty easily force a number
above $0.50 in your patter, but I don't think that was extremely clear in the trailer. Many of you
may realize that this is very similar to an effect by Gregory Wilson called Exact Change (pretty
much identical). If you're looking for a strong piece of magic and you can manage your audience
pretty well, this is for you!
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Someone could make this work.
For obvious reasons no tight pants. Love the idea. Gimmick
is bulky though and a little rough to deal with. Some of the concerns listed in previous reviews are
of no issue if you adjust presentation slightly.
YES only over 50 cents but no problem.
Use your imagination.
Can't ditch the gimmick? No ones looking in your pants, you are
fine. If you truly performed a miracle like this you wouldn't have to strip naked to prove it to
them.
You can get change MUCH faster that exact change, but this didn't work for me because
of size and shape I suppose.
It is staying in the shelf unfortunately.
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I try my best to refrain from writing negative reviews. I've tampered with this product for over a
year before writing this review just to see if there was any hope for getting it working.
Unfortunately, I don't think there is.
Let's go over the pros first:
- You are not limited
to American coins; anything works!
- Nothing needs to be ditched (no sleight of hand is really
involved)
- You can **supposedly** show your pockets empty!
Now, let's go over the cons:
- The gimmick may activate on its own when you walk around casually. I've had coins fall out of
the device from everyday activities and strolling. Not too big of a deal, just double-check it
before you perform. I'll let this one slide.
- You may have some difficulty showing the pocket
empty. The method that is used can be a little risky if you don't have the right pants or you're not
skilled with it yet. I will say, it works most of the time for me but just something to note. Again,
not too bad; I'll let it slide.
- Depending on how shallow or tight your pockets are, you may
hear a little clink every time you activate the gimmick. Luckily, this noise is justified because
the spectator already expects there to be coins in your pockets, so, naturally, there should be
noise, anyway.
- Now, by far the biggest negative of all, the one that makes this trick
unperformable for me, is the fact that this gimmick is HUGE. I have yet to find a single pair of
pants, shorts, sweats, etc. where you don't see a bulge out of the pocket. Honestly, I don't know if
the spectator is even suspecting there to be a whole device in your pocket, but when the entire
performance revolves around fixating the attention to your pocket, the last thing you need is an
irregular outline showing. It even looks like Cosmo covers his pants with a button-down shirt in the
tutorial, but who walks around the street in a button-down!!??! I can't imagine how anyone would
wear jeans with this in any condition. Shorts barely work for me, too. I've seen the performances
online of this trick and it doesn't actually look too bad, but personally, it looks horrible. I
believe others are having the same problem, too. Also, if you're a girl, I think women's' pants
pockets are much less deep than men's pants. I may be wrong as I've never worn them, but if you
can't fit nearly your entire hand in your pocket, don't even think about getting this. It probably
won't work. Unfortunately, this is going to be going in the drawer. I'm disappointed to say that my
favorite part of this entire product is the packaging, which looks incredible and elegant (as do all
Theory11 products, to be honest). This had so much potential, but I think they really should have
refined this device to make it smaller. By the way, for reference, the gimmick height is comparable
to the height of a deck of cards. Imagine the bulk of that in a pocket, especially with jeans. I
know I shouldn't compare this with Exact Change, but the only reason I think you should get this
over Exact Change is if you are using coins that won't work with EC. Other than that, I think the
extra sleights and subtleties are work learning if you just get EC over this. Again, this is just my
experience. You may like this a lot more than me; it's worked for other people, so maybe I'm just
one of those rare cases. Regardless, thanks for taking the time to read this. Have a great day!
This trick is excellent. So easy to do, the tutorial is great and easy to reset! Doesn’t take up any
space for me and I’ve fooled so many people with ease! Great product not sure why you wouldn’t get
this!
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I’ve had some amazing reactions from people with this effect there is no get ready after you have it
set and it looks impromptu and when they give you a figure it is so quick to do. Straight into your
pocket pull out 5he change and ....pull out the pocket to show its empty. And when they count the
change it is exactly what they guessed. I think this is fantastic. Buy it NOW!
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